Great Cold Plan in Tournai: Coordination, Services, and Support for the Homeless

2023-11-11 06:00:00 A week after the launch of the Great Cold Plan, on November 1, the first figures worry Tournaise associations. “A situation which had already been observed for several weeks, explains Barbara Coupé, general coordinator of the Urban Social Network of Tournai (RSUT). Peaks at 110 meals per service at the Assiette pour Tous, … Read more

Emergency Collision: Ambulance Accident in Tournai and Road Clean-Up

2023-11-10 22:14:06 The accident occurred around 10 p.m. this Friday evening. A vehicle entered the intersection, while an ambulance was already there, all lights activated. The rescue van was seriously damaged in this collision which, fortunately, only caused minor injuries to the various drivers present at the scene. Read also Everything you need to know … Read more

CHwapi Hospital Bomb Threat: Evacuation and Investigation Update

2023-11-07 16:28:00 “In the middle of the afternoon, the police were contacted by the CHwapi. The hospital (Notre-Dame) had received 2 anonymous calls concerning a bomb which would be located within the psychiatric department,” the mayor of Tournai, Paul-Olivier Delannois late in the afternoon. For security reasons, the wing of the department concerned was evacuated. … Read more

Massive Police Response and Evacuation at Sainte-Union Educational Center due to Bomb Threat in Tournai

2023-11-07 11:04:00 A large police force was deployed this Tuesday morning around the Sainte-Union Educational Center in Tournai, due to a bomb threat shortly after students entered class. The threat was taken very seriously; both staff and students of the establishment, located along the Chaussée de Lille, were evacuated. Everyone was welcomed into the nearby … Read more

Police Force Deployment and Evacuation at Sainte-Union Educational Center in Tournai: Bomb Threat Update

2023-11-07 10:42:00 A large police force was deployed this Tuesday morning around the Sainte-Union Educational Center in Tournai, due to a bomb threat shortly after students entered class. The threat was taken very seriously; both staff and students of the establishment, located along the Chaussée de Lille, were evacuated. Everyone was welcomed into the nearby … Read more

Bomb Threat at Sainte-Union Educational Center in Tournai: Updates, Safety Measures, and Canine Unit Inspection

2023-11-07 08:53:47 The first deputy of the King’s Prosecutor of Tournai, Frédéric Bariseau, confirmed that a bomb threat was in progress near the Sainte-Union Educational Center in Tournai, Chaussée de Lille. Bernard Libert Read also 800 students from Notre-Dame de Bellevue college in Dinant evacuated after a bomb threat: our on-site testimonies, the security perimeter … Read more

Swift Fire Containment and No Injuries: Sunday Afternoon Incident on Grand-Place, Tournai

2023-11-05 16:59:53 More fear than harm, this Sunday late afternoon on the Grand-Place in Tournai. Given the deployment of several vehicles from the Rescue Zone, one could fear a large-scale intervention, but it was the start of a fire in an apartment located on the first floor of one of the houses on the Place. … Read more

Lost and Found: The Amazing Journey of Django, the Escaped Wallaby from Jungle City Leisure Park

2023-11-05 09:54:40 Last Friday, around noon, those responsible for the Jungle City leisure park, located on Quai des Vicinaux in Tournai, raised the alarm: one of their animals, Django, a Bennett’s wallaby, had taken advantage of a space in a fence damaged by the passage of storm Ciaran to pack up. Read also Green light … Read more